Army Veterinary Corps in the First World War

This Corps was responsible for the medical care of animals used by the army; predominantly horses, mules and pigeons.

Before the war

In August 1914 the Corps was comprised of the following:

AVC Depot (Woolwich)

No 1 Veterinary Hospital at Aldershot (made up of Nos 1 and 2 Sections AVC)

No 2 Veterinary Hospital at Woolwich (made up of Nos 3 and 4 Sections AVC)

No 3 Veterinary Hospital at Bulford (made up of Nos 5 and 6 Sections AVC)

No 4 Veterinary Hospital at the Curragh (made up of Nos 7 and 8 Sections AVC)

No 9 Section AVC at Pretoria (South Africa)

No 10 Section AVC at Potchefstroom (South Africa)

No 11 Section AVC at Colchester

Nso 12 and 13 Section AVC at Woolwich

A detachment at Shorncliffe

A detachment at Cairo (Egypt)

Territorial troops of the AVC serving with Divisional Veterinary Sections

During the Great War

The Corps reorganised to provide a Mobile Veterinary Section as part of each Division that went overseas. They are shown in the table below. Each went overseas with the rest of its division unless stated.

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